Luck celebrates his first NFL victory

The day after Stanford’s big win over USC, Andrew Luck collected his first NFL victory, leading the Indianapolis Colts to a 23-20 win over the Minnesota Vikings.

Luck took a 17-yard sack at one point, but he threw two touchdown passes and guided the Colts on a 45-yard drive in just 23 seconds to set up Adam Vinatieri’s 53-yard field goal with eight seconds left.

Luck played the second half without three starters on his offensive line. He finished with 20 completions in 31 attempts for 224 yards with no interceptions. He repeatedly dodged tacklers to complete passes.

By the way, another Stanford alum, Colts tight end Coby Fleener, caught two passes for 16 yards. And Toby Gerhart, the Vikes’ backup tailback, rushed five times for 15 yards and caught two passes for 17.